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MEASURING LIFT PUMP. I No. 357,285; I Patented Feb. 8, 1887.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LEMUEL D. MILLER ANDPHILIP W. MILLER, or OQLLAM-ER, PENNSYLVANIA.

MEASURING LIFT-.PUMP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 357,285, dated February 8, 1887.

Application filed November 2, 1886. Serial No. 217,785. (No model.) 7 I To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, LEMUEL D.'MILLER and PHILIP W. MILLER, both citizens of the United States, residing at Gollamer, in the county of Chester and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Measuring-Vessels; and we do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to improvements in vessels for measuring liquids; and it consi ts in the novel construction and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter fully explained, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

The annexed drawings, to which reference is made, fully illustrate our invention, in which Figure 1 represents a side view of our device; and Fig. 2is a vertical sectional view of the same.

Referring by letter to the accompanying drawings, A designates a cast vessel designed to measure from one-half pint to one gallon or more, according to its size. This vessel is provided with a circular flange, as, which serves to support the vessel in a vertical position, as shown in the drawings, and at its lower end an opening, 0, is provided having female screw-threads, to which a pipe or hose is connected, which leads theliquid from a tank to said vessel. The upper end of said vessel is shouldered, as at a, to receive a lid or cover, a, between which and said cover is packingn and a central perforation is formed in said lid, having a packing-box, N, through which the vertical piston-rod M plays, as shown in Fig. 2.

The rod Mis provided at its lower end with a lifting-plate, D, having packing, E, which fits snugly the interior of the vesssel, and the same is provided with openings a having valve-seats a, on which rest the valves F, having vertical stems a which pass through -openings bin the removable cross-bar H, and by which said valves are guided and retainedin position. This bar is provided with a central opening, b through which the pistonrod passes, and said bar is removably secured to the same by nuts d and d, screwed on the threaded end of the rod M. Arising from the ,lid or cover are two standards, WV V, at the upper ends of which is journaled a crankshaft, S, and connected to the same is a pitman-rod, P, that is connected at its lower end .to the upper end of the pistonrod M by a bolt, Q, and said crank-shaft is provided with a handle, V, whereby the same is turned in operating the device. A spout'or outlet, 0, is secured to the top of the lid and communicates with the interior of the vessel, and

through which the contents of the vessel es- I cape to the receiving-receptacle.

It will be seen that when the crank'handle is turned the pitman raises the piston-rod and its plate D, and the valves are forced tightly onto their seats, thus raising what liquid is in the vessel and forcing it out the spout 0. At the same time the liquid is'drawn from the tank-from below upward into the vessel, and

when the rod M descends said liquid passes through the valve-openings,'and the cylinder is again filled with liquid ready for another discharge. handle is given only a fourth-revolution, and thecylinder holds a quart of liquid, there will be but only one half of said liquid dischargedviz., one pint and ahalf-revolution will discharge all thereinone quartand' so on, and is gaged according to the size of the vessel.

Having described our invention, What We claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s-

1. The measuring-vessel herein described, consisting of the vessel A, provided with the flange m, and perforated in its bottom, the lid having ,the packing-box N and standards W, crank-shaft S, having handle V, pitman P, piston-rod M, plate D, and valves F, the whole arranged as shown, described, and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a measuring-vessel, the rod M, screwthreaded and provided with the clamp-nuts d and d, and in combination therewith the valves F, having the extensions c and cross- .bar H, having the perforations, as shown, and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

r LEMUEL D. MILLER.

PHILIP W. MILLER. Witnesses:

S. D. HUTOHISON,

F. O. HUTCHISON.

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